Introducing the new visual launch editor!!!

Hi everyone!

I'm super excited to share our new visual launch editor. It's built to make launching on Product Hunt a lot easier.

While working on launches ourselves, and watching makers go through theirs, we kept seeing the same three pain points:

Too many clicks and steps. Getting a launch live meant working through a long multi-step form.
You couldn't see your launch. You didn't really know what it would look like until you were done.
Editing was disruptive. To change something, you had to jump back into the launch flow and find it again.

We thought it should be simpler: one visual place where you see your launch exactly as it will look live, and edit it right there.

So we built the visual launch editor:

Click anything to edit it. Name, tagline, description, gallery, pricing, tags, makers and your first comment are all edited right on the page.
A launch checklist shows what's required and what will help your launch stand out. Tap any item and the editor takes you straight to that field.
One editor for every stage. Drafts, scheduled launches and live launches all open in the same place.

A major shout-out to @rajsb_ for spearheading and leading this. He'll be in the comments dropping some engineering wisdom, so bring your questions. 🙌

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